Posted by tensor on March 21, 2012, at 13:17:07
In reply to Re: Doxepin » tensor, posted by Beckett on March 21, 2012, at 13:04:16
> Sorry Tensor :) I guess 'heck of a time' is a bit obscure. No, not for depression. I was prescribed it for sleep and pain and did not make it past two days. I was unable to function. Thank goodness my husband was home to care for our child, that was the extremity of my reaction to doxepin. I have since read doxepin is particularly harsh...?
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> I am looking at TCA's again myself in place of Emsam. I have been thinking of Surmontil. I saw your thread on Amitriptyline. What other TCA's have you considered?NP :)
Surmontil can be a good choice, didn't work for me but I know it works well for some, not so much bothersome side effects either. Don't think I had sexual difficulties on it, so worth a try. I'm thinking of trying nortrip again, had a good run on it years ago. Certainly more benign in terms of side effects than clomipramine for example.
It makes me wonder though.. take venlafaxine for example which is supposed to be a clean TCA, it has never done a thing for me while nortrip has. Maybe the TCAs aren't so 'dirty' after all, I mean the mechanisms that produces side effects could contribute to their efficacy.
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